Feasibility, Acceptability and Effectiveness of the SOmNI Mobile Phone App for Sleep Promotion in Adolescents

Over 60% of adolescents sleep less than the 9 hours of sleep recommended for 13-18 year olds. Quality of life is reduced due to the daytime consequences of chronic sleep deprivation such as sleepiness, fatigue, low mood, and inattentiveness at school. Although this sleep debt occurs in otherwise healthy adolescents, it significantly increases their risk of development of the chronic health conditions (cardiovascular disease and depression) and forms of accidental injury (motor vehicle accidents) that place the greatest demands on our health care system. Despite increased recognition of adequate sleep as a key contributor to health, there exist few effective interventions to promote sleep in adolescents. This study is designed to determine compliance, feasibility and preliminary data on health outcomes (nocturnal sleep measured objectively by actigraphy; daytime sleepiness; anxiety; depression; unintentional injuries; morning school attendance). This study will be a pilot RCT, randomizing 76 adolescents to one of two groups (i.e. 38 per group). Study arms will include a control group and intervention group (activity monitoring device with custom application). Mobile health, user-friendly low-intensity interventions with wearable sleep sensors and tailored feedback may help many adolescents to increase the amount of sleep they achieve.